A capacity crowd of 63,225 watched Team Irvin beat Team Carter 32-28. Chances are no one came to see if Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri - who had not missed a PAT in five years - could squeeze a 33-yard extra point through 14-foot wide uprights.

Twice he couldn't.

Vinatieri's counterpart on Team Carter, rookie Cody Parkey, didn't miss. But he didn't like the experiment.

"It's just unfortunate that they're trying to make it harder us for a lot of guys' success in the league," he said.

Vinatieri also missed a field goal.

Parkey, who kicks for Philadelphia, said his job got a lot tougher with the smaller target and the added distance.

"It's definitely different, but at the same time, you just go out there and kick your ball, and a little more accuracy is definitely needed."

It was the second Pro Bowl in which the NFL dropped the AFC vs. NFC format and had big-name former players pick their teams in a draft.

"The guys enjoy it," Houston defensive end J.J. Watt said. "The new style where you pick teams make it like schoolyard ball, I've said that before, it's competitive."

Some things we learned from Sunday's Pro Bowl:

Stars come out

The best players usually make the biggest plays, and that was true on Sunday.

At the top of the list was Watt, who intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble. Named the game's defensive MVP, he also showed how much fun he was having, dancing during commercial breaks.

"I just tried to enjoy it. That's what the Pro Bowl is all about, giving the fans a good show," he said.

Jimmy Graham, New Orleans' superb tight end, caught two touchdown passes and dunked over the goal post both times. In a real game that would have been a penalty.

"That was amazing. For me, it made the entire week," he said. "Hopefully, one day they'll look back and change this rule so I can do it in a real game. And hopefully one day in the Super Bowl."

Indianapolis' Andrew Luck completed 9 of 10 passes for 119 yards and two scores. Detroit's Matthew Stafford, the offensive MVP, was 15 for 25 for 316 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.

And rookie Odell Beckham Jr. of the New York Giants caught five passes for 89 yards, including a diving ground-level grab of a 48-yard pass from Stafford.

Big crowd

The Pro Bowl has just a one-year run in the desert. Next year it will be back in Hawaii, where the crowds are nothing like the one that showed up in Glendale on Sunday.

The NFL staged the Pro Bowl on the same field where the Super Bowl will be played next Sunday. That meant a big media contingent, too.

"The people have been fantastic," Dallas quarterback Tony Romo said. "They've got a lot of passionate fans. It's been a great week."

Teammates

With Michael Irvin and Cris Carter picking the teams, there were some NFL teammates on the same side and some going against each other.